Metropolitan State College of Denver
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Former names
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Metropolitan State College Metropolitan State College of Denver (until 2012) |
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| Motto | We Educate Colorado |
| Type | Public, Urban-grant, Space-grant |
| Established | 1965 |
| Endowment | US$8.6 million (2009) |
| President | Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D. |
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Academic staff
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540 (fulltime) |
| Undergraduates | 23,948 |
| Postgraduates | 256 |
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Denver, Colorado, United States 39°44′38″N 105°00′41″W / 39.7440°N 105.0115°WCoordinates: 39°44′38″N 105°00′41″W / 39.7440°N 105.0115°W |
| Campus | Urban,126-acre (0.5 km2) |
| Colors | Blue & Red |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – Rocky Mountain |
| Nickname | Roadrunners |
| Mascot | Rowdy the Roadrunner |
| Affiliations |
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities |
| Website | www |
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Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Metropolitan State University of Denver – also known as MSU Denver or Metro State – is a public university located in Denver, in the U.S. state of Colorado. With 58 majors and 82 minors, the college is noted for a wide array of liberal arts and science programs as well as teacher education, business, aviation, and criminal justice programs.
In fall 2010, the university began offering master's programs in teacher education and accounting, with social work beginning in fall 2011. The university is noted for its fine athletic programs: MSU Denver's women's soccer team won the Division II National Championship in 2004 and 2006; the men's basketball team won the Division II National Championship in 2000 and 2002. MSU Denver is located on the Auraria Campus, along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver, in downtown Denver, adjacent to Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. MSU Denver has an enrollment of more than 21,000 students.
On April 18, 2012, MSU Denver achieved university status. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper approved the changing of the name of Metropolitan State College of Denver to Metropolitan State University of Denver, effective July 2012.
The university is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
The institution is located in one of the oldest areas of Denver. The campus is located at the former townsite of Auraria, which was founded in November 1858. Denver was founded three weeks later on the opposing side (east side) of Cherry Creek. Denver would soon overtake Auraria after thriving for a mere two years. For a century following, an Auraria neighborhood would remain. The boundaries of the former neighborhood were Colfax Avenue on the south, the South Platte River on the northwest and Cherry Creek on the northeast. The Auraria Campus, Pepsi Center, and Elitch Gardens now inhabit this area.
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